Among the run of the mill skyscrapers and office centres, there
are many amazing and extraordinary projects. This article by
Tranio.com writer Julia Guschina brings you on a tour of the most
unusual commercial buildings around the globe.
1. Apple HQ (Silicon Valley, USA)
By 2017, the construction of Apple's space-age
headquarters in Cupertino will be completed. It might not be
finished yet, but it has already earned a few affectionate
nicknames like the "spaceship", "flying saucer"
and "frisbee". According to Tim Cook, Apple CEO, it will
be the world's greenest building and run exclusively on
renewable energy.
The project will cost this IT-giant almost $5
billion, making it the world's most expensive commercial
construction ever, even more expensive than the One World Trade
Center in New York (only $3.9 billion). True to Silicon Valley
style, the 260,000 sq m campus will include jogging paths, walking
trails and cafes nestled in among the 7,000 trees that are
